CLASSROOM BASED EARLY ASSESSMENT

POLICY NO: 7018 DATE: 2001-12-11 REVISED:

SUBJECT: CLASSROOM-BASED EARLY ASSESSMENT

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The Board of School Trustees supports the importance of classroom-based early identification as an essential element of successful program planning for students with special needs, as stated in the Ministry of Education’s Policy, Procedures and Guidelines for Special Education (p.C3, 1995). The Board of School Trustees believes that identification/assessment shall begin with the classroom teacher making systematic observations and evaluations and determining appropriate teaching/learning strategies to correct learning difficulties in reading, writing, numeracy, and social responsibility.